Alzheimer’s Resources

On this page, we list select Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease resource information, as well as links to some of the most helpful online sites. We also describe how our office can help address the legal needs of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease families.

Area Agencies on Aging (AAA’s), funded by the Older Americans Act, are staffed with caseworkers who can assist you with questions about nursing facilities, local programs for seniors, and other services for the elderly. For those providing care to a senior citizen, the local AAA can provide assistance, supportive service, or advice. Other services include:

Legal Needs

Our office helps families of Alzheimer’s patients to address legal issues and protect assets, with a sensitivity to the particular needs of patients and their families.

In the early stages of dementia, a person often has sufficient capacity during lucid periods to understand and sign a durable power of attorney. A properly drafted power of attorney can appoint an agent to make decisions when the signer is no longer able to do so. It is also effective in avoiding the need for court-appointed guardianship, and can ease the way for protection of assets under the Pennsylvania Medicaid law.

With costs of skilled nursing care averaging over $110,000 per year in Pennsylvania, an estate can deplete quickly. If someone you love is now in a nursing home, or is expected to be, we can assist you in ensuring needed nursing home care while protecting assets under the Pennsylvania Medicaid law.

Elder Law Topics

About Andrew Sykes

The founder of Sykes Elder Law, Andrew Sykes is recognized as a leading elder law authority in Western Pennsylvania. Mr. Sykes is the past chair of the Elder Law Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association.